Aesop

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Aesop

  • /ˈiːsɒp/

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From Ancient Greek Αἴσωπος (Aísōpos).

proper noun Æsop

  1. An Ancient Greek author, famous for the fables ascribed to him. I'll win them by politeness, and... and... show them that I've nothing to do with that Aesop, that buffoon, that Pierrot, and have merely been taken in over this affair, just as they have.

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name ancient Greek author

EspañolEsopo
한국어이솝 Isop, 아이소포스 Aisoposeu
日本語イソップ Isoppu, アイソーポス Aisōposu
中文伊索 Yīsuǒ
हिन्दीईसप īsap
PortuguêsEsopo
FrançaisÉsope
DeutschÄsop
ItalianoEsopo
ΕλληνικάΑίσωπος Aísopos
RomânăEsop
РусскийЭзо́п Ezóp
العربيةعَيْسُوب ʕaysūb, إِيسُوب ʔīsūb

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@misc{aesop_2026,
  title = {Aesop},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/aesop},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}